Combination container and roller pan



Jan. 15, 1957 J. Lo VERDE v 2,777,142

COMBINATION CONTAINER AND ROLLER PAN Filed Feb. 1. 1954 2 sheets-sheet 1@buig l y I /2 NVENTUR Mx; wi-* i IJIIIHN LDVERDE TTURNEY Jan. 15, 1957J. o VERDE COMBINATION CONTAINER ANO ROLLER PAN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledFeb. l. y1954 ATTRNEY and United States Patent COMBINATION CONTAINER ANDRLLE-R PAN John lio Verde, Rochester, N. Y.

Application February 1, 1954, Serial No. v407,273

4 Claims. (Cl. 15--1"21.2)

This invent-ion relates lto `a .paint container for roller applicators,and more particularly to a combination .pa-int container and rollerapplicator pan adapted `to drain into the container when in use or toyact as a carrying means for transporting the container.

The applicati-on of paint by rollers having lam'bs wool ror similarcoating in place of brushes has expanded to a consider-able extent inthe industry. In the application of paint by the roller applicatormethod, it is necessary to have fa relatively broad container,suliicient to receive a roller having a length of six or more inches, Itis further necessary to submerge the roller -to a considerable extentwithin the paint contained within the container, so that paintcontainers for roller application have taken on the aspect of broadshallow pans. Such pans are cumbersome, .and have generally beenprovided with one side formed as an inclined drain `surface extendingfrom below t-he level of ythe paint contained therein to a point abovethe level, the `latter for the purpose of providing an exposed surfaceupon which the .roller may be rolled to spread the paint applied to therolle'r uniformly 'over Ithe entire roller circumference `and length.Such inclined duain surfaces have interfered Iwith the yquanti-ty ofpaint which it is possible to place 'within the pan, and the apparatusin general has been found cumbersome and difticult to handle, Iandliable to result inspillage The present invention is directed to -apaint container of 'shallow depth and Iwide cross-section and theprovision of -a drain pan therein which may be placed in 4an inclinedposi-tion .so as to `act as a ldrain tray or which may, for transportpuiposes, be erected to a vertical position so as to operate as ahandle. The tray is such as to avoid interference with the container, sothat the container may hold Ia maximum `of paint.v The invention furtherhas to do 'with mechanism for rendering it possible to shift the draintray from an inclined draining position to `an upright position, whereit may act as la handle, rand vice Versa, lin a handy manner, :andproviding means whereby when in the handle position, the parts Varelocked so as to preclude tilting of the container.

The above and other novel features lof the invention will appear morefully hereinafter from the following detailed description when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is expressly understoodthat the drawings are employed for purposes of illust-ration only andare not designed as a definition 'of the limits ofthe invention,reference 4being had for 'this purpose to the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indic-ate like parts:A

`Figure l is a perspective View of the paint container;

Figure 2 is a sectional view Ataken on a vertical plane showing thepaint container with 'the tray in an inclined position; n

Figure 3 is a view similar vto Figure 2, in which the tray is lshown inupright handle transport position;

`Figure 4 is a .rear velevational 'fragmentary sectional l 24 when inerect posi-tion.

2,777,142 Patented Jan. 15, 1957 2 form of the lock-ing mechanism, takensubstantially Aon the line 4-4 of Figure 3:

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line5*-5 of Figure 3 Figure 6 -is a sectional view taken substantially onthe line 6-6 of Figure 3; and

Figure 7 is a view similar to that shown in Figure 4, in which amodified locking device is shown.

Referring to the drawings, yand particularly Figures 2-4, there is showna somewhat shallow paint container 10, having side Walls 12 and 14, andend walls 16 and 18. The width of the container Iis ypreferably chosensuf tciently great |in order to receive the roller of a roller coatingdevice or applicator as-is customarily employed for applying variouspaints by the roller applicator vmethod. The container may be of a size'sufficient to hold two quarts or a gallon of paint, without filling thesaine more than approximately half full. Such container may be drawnfrom a single sheet of metal or plastic, and the various 4surfacesthereof may be ribbed or otherwise strengthened so as to permit usage oflight gage n1aterials. The side walls 12 and 14 are 'provided centrallythereof and along the upper edge thereof `with plates 20 and 22, formingears Ito which is pivotally secured a drain or roller pan 24. Such drainpan comprises a broad bottom l26, side members or flanges -28 and 3l),and an end member or flange 32 remote from the pivots 34 and 35 betweenthe side llanges `28 and 30 and the plates 20 and 22, The plates 20 and22 are provided with inwardly bent stops 38 and 40 which eare adapted tolimit the pivotal or angular movement of Ithe pan when movin-g the pauto the position shown in Figure 3.

In order to hold the pan in an erect Iposition as shown in Figure 3,there is provided on the back face of Ithe pan `a suitable lockingmechanism, positive in character as more particularly shown in `Figure4. The plates Q0 and 22 are provided with a pair of slots 42 and 44located immediately to 'the rear of the bottom of the tray `On theunderneath side 'of the bottom 26, 'there is provided a resilient heavyV-wire 46 adapted to slide in loops 48 and 5t) and guides 52 and 54,ysuch V-wire being provided with a lateral U-bend 56 at the apex thereofto provide -a linger grip yto 'afford easy manipulation of lthe wire aswill presently appear. It will be seen that upon movement of the lateralU-bend portion of the wire 'by nger pressure to rthe ydotted line pposition shown at 56', the flanks S8 and 60 Iof the Vewire view of thecontainer, showing the tray and fa preferred are -dra'wn together andthe tip ends `62 and 64 of such Wires are Withdrawn toward one anotherso as to be positioned lfree of the slots 42 .and 44.

When the Wire lock is thus moved to a retracted position, the pan may bemoved from the' position shown in Figure 3 to the position shown inFigure 2, wher-ein the the bottom surface l26 becomes ideally suited foruse 'as a drainboard Iaga-inst which the lroller coating 4device may belightly rolle-d in yorder to uniformly distribute the paint throughoutthe circumference of Ithe rol-ler and remove excess paint. Thus, inpractice, the roller of 'the roller coating device may be dipped in thesupply of paint with little regard to over-saturation of the rollercoating fabric or absorbent surface, and thereafter roll-ed upon theinclined drain pan surface 26. Thus, the excess paint is squeezed fromthe surface and uniform-ly distributed throughout |the rollercircumference before applying the roller to the surface being painted.in this manner, it

lis possible to avoid having :an excess quantity of paint on the rollerwhich would be liable -to drip or splatter, or otherwise provide an'uneven eiect in application. The incline of the pan 'provides fordrainage of the excess paint int-o the container, and thus the apparatusvis capable of beingused in such a way as to render it relatively easyto control the quantity of paint upon the roller coating device Withoutrequiring any particular care as to the manner of dipping the rollerwithin the container supply.

Underneath the drain tray, there may be provided a removable shelf 66having turned up end portions 68 and 7d which are suitably anged as at72 and 74 to embrace the upper turned over rim or edge of the side walls12 and 14. Such tray may support a roller paint applying device duringtransport of the container.

lt will be seen from the foregoing that there is provided a shallowpaint container adapted to hold large quantities of paint, and thatprovision is made whereby suoli container may be transported withoutdanger of tipping and spillage. When the drain pan is in the uprightposition as shown in Figure 3, and the bucket carried by the handle 76,it is evident that swinging motions and other motions likely to occurduring carrying such a container on scaffolding and ladders or the likewill be such as to not likely cause spillage of paint contained in thecontainer, for the reason that the pendulum action permits the containerto swing with the paint contained therein. When a painter transports thedevice to a work position through the manipulation of the linger loop 56and sets the container upon a relatively even surface, the pan isshifted to the inclined position shown in Figure 2. It will be seen thatas the pan is shifted to the inclined position, the ends 62 and 64 ofthe resilient wire 46 ride upon the inside face of the plates 20 and 22.Conversely, as the pan is moved from the position shown in Figure 2 tothe position shown in Figure 3, the ends 62 and 64 snap into the slots42 and 44 as soon as the pan reaches the vertical position shown inFigure 3.

ln Figure 7, there is shown an alternative locking device comprisingtransverse bars 7S and Si), pivoted to gether as at 32 and connected toa manual central operating bar 34, the manual operating bar extendingupward and being provided with a handle 86 at its upper end in theregion of the carrying handle 76. The bar 84 is slidably mounted in loopmembers 88 and 90 spot welded or otherwise secured tothe pan bottom 26.The bars 73 and Si) are provided with slots 92 and gft in their ends,which slots ride upon pins 96 and 9S aixed to plates il and 1&2 spotwelded or otherwise secured to the bottom 26. A spring 163 is connectedbetween the pin 82 and the loop member 9i), and a stop pin 104 and thebar 84 may be so positioned as to engage the bracket member 88 and limitthe upward movement of thc manipulating bar S4. The ends T166 and Hi8 ofthe bars 78 and 80 are adapted to project into the slots 42 and 44 inthe same manner as the ends 62 and 64 of the wire 46 in the modificationof Figure 4. When it is desired to move the pan from the verticalposition to the horizontal position, the manipulating bar 3tlis moveddownwardly to move the bars 7S and Si) to the dotted line position,which retracts the ends m6 and w8 in the manner shown from the slots 4Zand 4a, thereby enabling the pan to be moved to the inclined position asindicated in Figure 2.

The bottom Z6 or" the drain pan may be ribbed crosswise or with shallowcorrugated V-grooves as shown in Figure 7 at 1%() to provide a somewhatwasnboard effect, or may be at as shown. Where V-ribs are provided,extending in an inclined direction, such ribs not only pro vide forstrengthening of the tray, permitting the use of light materials, butalso provide drain channels for excess paint squeezed from the roller.It will be appreciated that the apparatus may be made of various lightmaterials, including plastic, as may be desired, and that the overallsize may be dictated by the size of the roller to be accommodated.

While a single form of the invention, with a slight modification, hasbeen illustrated and described, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto. As various changes in the constructionand arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit oftheinvention, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, referencewill be had to the appended claims for a definition of the limits of theinvention.

What is claimed is:

l. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising, a shallowcontainer adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like forapplication to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, andend and side walls, and being open at the top, an imperforate roller panhaving side `flanges and one end flange, cach of said side langesadjacent the end opposite from said end flange being pivotally securedwith respect to said side walls centrally thereof and between the endwalls, said pan being pivotally movable from an inclined positionadapted to drain into said container, to a substantially uprightposition with respect to said container, means for positively lockingsaid pan in said upright position, means for unlocking said lockingmeans whereby to move said pan to an inclined position, and a carryinghandle on said end ange for carrying the apparatus when said pan is insaid upright position, said handle being located so as to be in aposition of balance in respect to said container, whereby said containertakes a level position when being carried.`

2. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising, a shallowcontainer adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like forapplication to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, andend and side walls, and being open at the top, a pair of upwardlyextending ears on opposite sides of the container, an imperforate rollerpan having side flanges and one end ange, each of said side angesadjacent the end opposite from said end ange being pivotally secured toeach of said cars, respectively, said pan being pivotally movable froman inclined position adapted to drain into said container, to asubstantially upright position with respect to said container, means forpositively locking said pan in an up right position, means for unlockingsaid locking means whereby to move said pan to an inclined position, anda `carrying handle on said end flange for carrying the apparatus whensaid pan is in said upright position, said handle being located so as tobe in a position of balance in respect to said container, whereby saidcontainer takes a level position when being carried.

3. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising, a shallowcontainer adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like forapplication to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, andend and side walls, and being open at the top, a pair of upwardlyextending ears on opposite sides of the container, an imperforate rollerpan having `side flanges and one end flange, cach of said side angesadjacent the end opposite from said end ange being pivotally secured toeach of said ears, respectively, said pan being pivotally movable froman inclined position adapted to drain into said container, to asubstantially upright position with respect to said container, means forpositively locking said pan in an upright position, means for unlockingsaid locking means whereby to move said pan to an inclined position, acarrying handle on said end tiange for carrying the apparatus when saidpan is in said upright position, said handle being located so as to bein a position of balance in respect to said container, whereby saidcontainer takes a level position when being carried, and a tray forholding a roller applicator mounted on said container behind said pan,and adapted to be covered by said pan when in the inclined position.

4. A combination paint container and roller pan comprising a shallowcontainer adapted to hold a quantity of paint or the like forapplication to a roller applicator, said container having a bottom, andend and side walls, and being open at the top, a pair of upwardlyextending ears on opposite sides of the container, an imperforate rollerpan having side anges and one end ange, each of said side flangesadjacent the end opposite from said y end ange being pivotally securedto each of said ears respectively, said ears each having a locking slottherein, said pan being pivotally movable from an inclined positionadapted to drain into said container, to a substantially uprightposition with respect to said container, means for locking said pan inan upright position comprising an inverted V wire slidably mounted onthe back of said pan with the ends of said wires being adapted to bespread into said slots, means for unlocking said locking means bycontracting said V wire ends from said slots whereby to move said pan toan inclined position, and a carrying handle on said end ange forcarrying the apparatus when said pan is in said upright position,

6 said handle being located so as to be in a position of balance inrespect to said container, whereby said container takes a level positionwhen being carried.

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